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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

UPDATED: Prepare to Be Shocked: Mike Pence Is Christian Husband with Morals

What a disgusting display!

By Caleb Parke at Todd Starnes "Behold, America, our vice president is a Christian husband with morals and values.

"The Washington Post did an in-depth look into Mike Pence's marriage with his wife, Karen Pence, his "prayer warrior," and "gut check and shield."

"What could've read as a puff piece about the Second Lady, ended up being a stealthy hit piece.

"The WaPo author, @AshleyRParker, tweeted out the article with this synopsis: "Mike Pence never dines alone w a woman not his wife, nor does he attends events w alcohol, w/o her by his side."

"So the crux of the article about Karen Pence was actually about Mike Pence? Yeah.

"After some pretty vile attacks from other "verified" journalists on Twitter (which I will spare you from), @AshleyRParker, tweets this: "In 1991, Karen Pence wrote a letter to the editor, outlining her views against homosexuality."

"Then she shares this conclusion about her article: "The whole point of the profile is that she is highly influential w her husband (incl on social issues)..."

"So this piece was essentially written to solidify the notion that Pence is anti-gay, backwards, and out of the mainstream.

"Aren't you glad we have journalists like @AshleyRParker to inform us how a good Christian couple serving our nation is actually colluding, or possibly canoodling, in backrooms, hiding their bigoted, backwards views.

"This article should be a newsflash everywhere for journalists all across America to befriend Christians and try to get to know them instead of vindictively attacking them in ink.

"Most Americans would be happy to know that our current vice president honors his marriage to his wife. We've had endless amounts of politicians on both sides of the aisle fail in this category.

"It's easy to criticize and tear down, but this one is especially rich.

"The family unit is the most basic unit and building block of society, from the union of Adam of Eve, until today, marriage has been a bedrock of society.

"Through strong marriages, future generations are given the most optimal upbringing. That's not a modern-day revelation, we've known this since the beginning of civilization, and societies and religions have tried to alter marriage to no avail.

"Science and Judeo-Christian values back this up, and this doesn't make it homophobic. It's just the way it is.

"When honoring marriage becomes a bad thing, we all lose.

"But maybe the author was just trying to reaffirm the time-tested truth: "behind every great man is a great woman.' " . . .

. . . "The Atlantic dug in further and learned Pence routinely turned down cocktail invites from men just as frequently, but that doesn’t make sexy outrage bait.

The Hill article gives more context on how the Pences were thinking about this, at least back in 2002. Pence told the paper he often refused dinner or cocktail invitations from male colleagues, too: “It’s about building a zone around your marriage,” he said. “I don’t think it’s a predatory town, but I think you can inadvertently send the wrong message by being in [certain] situations.”

The 2002 article notes that Pence arrived in Congress a half decade after the 1994 “Republican revolution,” when Newt Gingrich was the speaker of the House. Several congressional marriages, including Gingrich’s, encountered difficulty that year. Pence seemed wary of this. “I’ve lost more elections than I’ve won,” he said. “I’ve seen friends lose their families. I’d rather lose an election.” He even said he gets fingers wagged in his face by concerned Indianans. “Little old ladies come and say, ‘Honey, whatever you need to do, keep your family together,’” he told The Hill.

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Why the Tunnel Wall

Many of us fear the path America is being led down by our government, media and educational institutions and want to be sure they are watched fervently. It was a revelation to actually see how many Democrat elected officials have supported this massive swing to the left. One would have thought that, though liberal, they valued our free market system and economic freedoms. It has become hard to believe the US is a right-of-center nation (as surveys claim) when the culture and its factions exert such a leftward pull on our politicians. On TV programs such as "Law and Order"-to name just one- leftist philosophies are promoted while conservative ones are debunked. Mainstream news programs are fountains of anti-Republican, -conservative propaganda.

Foremost in memory is the shabby treatment meted out to President Bush at White House press conferences, press dinners and Hollywood functions. And of course we all know how Republicans and conservatives are the butt of late-night talk-show jokes.

Even past noble causes and their current leaders have become withered, almost comical clones of their past heroes. Look at the regression from Dr. King to Al Sharpton. During those terrible days of black struggle to be treated as American citizens, we longed for the day an African-American could be elected president. Who wouldn't while seeing what happened to African-Americans as they merely tried to live life as others did by eating at a lunch counter or being welcome in all public places? Joan Baez and other activists would place their bodies between black children and their object-throwing taunters as they entered schools and we were stirred. We felt the day this nation elected a black President would show America had truly become America.

But not this president; not Barack Obama.

We envisioned a black president who would govern as an American who loved this country. One who loved America for her exceptionalness; for having the character to overcome her worst elements; for all her economic strength that it was now possible for everyone to grasp the opportunity to share.

But now we have some ominous dots to connect and a picture takes shape: William Ayres and his causes; Rev. Wright, Father Pfleger, Van Jones, all preaching their hateful philosophies. We saw Cuban flags and pictures of Che Guevara on walls of Obama campaign offices; red Soviet flags flying over crowds in post-election rallies. We heard the socialist views spoken to Joe the Plumber and this administration's disdain for private enterprise. Then there is the continual ignorance displayed on foreign affairs along with a complete reversal of allies and enemies.

The vast crowds of equally ignorant sycophants crying out in ecstasy and adoration for Barack Obama was not reassuring.

Barack Obama's presidency has lifted a rock off the Democrat Party and revealed some ominous qualities that had long been off of our collective radar; that there are many Rev. Wrights and Bill Ayers sitting in Congress. We fear the effect these people have on our culture and nation and feel we must not let anything they do or say go unnoticed.

Hence the Tunnel Wall

Things Bush didn't do:

Letter of resignation from the Democrat Party, 2008

( Following the "Petraeus/ Betray us" kerfuffle in 2008) "I have been part of a Democrat family all my life with my father a member of the IWA-CIO and myself also a union member throughout my career. I am absolutely sickened by the actions of almost all elected Democrats and many, many of their supporters. Terrible statements appear in the press, supporting the insurgents in Iraq while our troops fight in what is without a doubt a fight for our survival. The performance of Democrats in the room with Gen. Petraeus has been the final straw for me and I utterly reject this party and its membership."The Tunnel Dweller